REGINA — An Indigenous leader who fought to have Metis people recognized in the Constitution will appear on a Canada Post stamp. Harry Daniels, who…
YELLOWKNIFE — A vast northern wilderness that has for centuries been a cultural sanctuary for northern Indigenous people has become Canada’s latest National Wildlife Area.…
SASKATOON — A health professor at the University of Saskatchewan has resigned after questions arose about her Indigenous identity. Carrie Bourassa’s departure comes seven months…
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it has entered a first-of-its-kind “consent-based” agreement with a First Nation over land use, changing the way resource…
WINNIPEG — Residential school survivors say they hope the Pope’s visit to Canada next month will include a direct apology for the Roman Catholic Church’s…
WINNIPEG — Chiefs from two First Nations in Manitoba say their communities are still looking for answers after finding possible graves using ground-penetrating radar at…
A few years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) presented its report and along with it, 94 recommendations. How far have we come in…
VANCOUVER — The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is asking its members how much racism or discrimination they encounter when presenting their status card at…
CARLISLE — For more than a century they were buried far from home, in a small cemetery on the grounds of the U.S. Army War…
OTTAWA — As the first Canada Child Benefit cheques were mailed in 2016, cabinet ministers fanned out across the country to raise awareness about the…
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new bill he introduced Tuesday gives legal protection to Canada’s historic sites for the first time and…
OTTAWA — Two Indigenous sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say is a wrongful murder conviction now have reason…
A new organization of Indigenous leaders is working to lay the groundwork for isolated First Nations to have a stronger presence across the country. “Many…
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Mounties say the driver of a truck has turned himself in after allegedly hitting four people who were marching in Mission,…
EDMONTON — Several Alberta First Nations have told the province’s government and energy industry that they must be consulted and share in the benefits of…